Sr. Director, Corporate Strategy

Equifax, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Equifax, Inc. in Atlanta, GA seeks a Senior Director, Corporate Strategy to shape the enterprise strategic trajectory and accelerate growth across global business units and centers of excellence.

The role partners with the CEO and C-suite to translate market dynamics into growth strategies and enterprise plans, guiding strategic sessions and financial stress-testing for board-level presentations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of strategy experience, including 3+ years in top-tier management consulting.
• Ability to frame complex business problems with quantitative analysis.
• Experience advising senior executives and leading cross-enterprise initiatives.
• Proficiency with GenAI for strategic analysis, research, sizing, and ideation.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize macro, industry, and competitive trends to identify strategic opportunities and risks for Equifax.
• Lead end-to-end strategy projects to evaluate growth vectors and deliver executive recommendations.
• Partner with BU and COE leaders to define strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate strategic working sessions with executive stakeholders to set growth priorities.
• Assess strategic fit of acquisitions, joint ventures, and partnerships with corporate development teams.
• Support annual Strategic Planning and prepare materials for Board and CEO.

Skills

Strategy leadership

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Financial analysis

GenAI tools

Education

MBA (preferred)

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

As the Senior Director, Corporate Strategy , you will play a pivotal role in shaping the Equifax enterprise strategic trajectory and accelerating growth across our global Business Units (BUs) and Centers of Excellence (COEs). Acting as a key advisor to the CEO, C-suite, and BU / COE leaders, you will translate macro trends, competitive intelligence, and market dynamics into high-impact growth strategies and rigorous enterprise plans.

We believe great things happen when teams connect. Our schedule is built around 4 days of high-impact, in-office collaboration (Monday-Thursday), paired with Friday Flexibility to wrap up your week remotely. This position will sit in our Global Headquarters in Midtown Atlanta, GA location.

What you will do

• Synthesize macro, industry, and competitive trends including emerging business models, market capabilities, and M&A activities to identify strategic opportunities and risks for Equifax.

• Lead end-to-end strategy projects to evaluate new growth vectors, quantify business impact, structure market entry strategies, and deliver executive-level recommendations to senior leadership.

• Partner with BU and COE leaders to define and refine strategic initiatives aligned with enterprise goals.

• Facilitate high-impact strategic working sessions with executive stakeholders to identify growth priorities, synthesize insights, and feed recommendations into annual strategy planning cycles.

• Collaborate with M&A and corporate development teams to assess the strategic fit of potential acquisition targets, joint ventures, and partnerships, building comprehensive business cases.

• Support the annual Strategic Planning process, providing thought leadership to BUs/COEs, stress-testing financial models, and preparing presentation materials for the Board of Directors and CEO.

• Serve as a liaison between Corporate Strategy and business units, communicating enterprise strategy and synthesizing operational and market insights across the organization.

What experience you need

• 7+ years of experience in strategy focused roles, of which 3+ in Top Tier management consulting firms, with a proven track record leading several global stakeholders groups through multiple cross-enterprise strategy projects concurrently.

• Demonstrated experience framing complex, ambiguous business problems independently, backed by quantitative and financial analysis.

• Advanced proficiency leveraging GenAI tools for strategic analysis, market research, market sizing, ideation, storyboarding with a high degree of curiosity driving forward-thinking innovation.

• Track record of defining, delivering, and aligning cross-functional teams around enterprise-level strategic initiatives.

• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills, with a history of advising senior executives and cross-functional leadership.

What could set you apart

• MBA is strongly encouraged but not required.

• Direct corporate strategy experience in Financial Services, Fintech, or Data & Analytics sectors

• Experience creating operational efficiencies, process improvements, or workflow automations by leveraging or building AI tools preferably, but not limited to Google Workspace.